I wanted to use the new Color Me Softly collection, but since the papers are more appropriate for spring or summer, I decided to alter them to give them more of a Christmas feel, which I did by choosing portions of the patterns that are more neutral and inking them with Ranger Distress Ink in Fired Brick. I started this not quite certain of where it would lead, but I really like how it turned out!

I wanted to color my chipboard in red, and used Fired Brick again, but the natural porous chipboard wasn't coming out the way I wanted it to, so I covered it with Pearl Paint Dabber to mask the color (I was going to come back later with alcohol inks), but as it dried, the red came through slightly, resulting in a very soft and lovely shimmery pink. So I stopped there!

For tmy poinsettia centres, I opted for brads and gold Stickles. But then, as I was finishing the page, I accidentally picked up some wet Stickles and landed it on my background... So I decided to continue applying gold Stickles all around the edge of my page, using the tip of my finger as an applicator and tapping delicately rather than spreading, so as to not spread the ink color in the process. That all goes to show that mistakes can most always be transformed into works of art in scrapooking!

This week, the Outlines challenge #24 called for something winged, which was not part of my Outlines stamps collection (a small one). I decided to figure out a way to use what I had and modify it to fit the challenge. To do so, I chose the «Sparkle Topper» stamp (I-792), which I stamped and embossed twice: once in white on colored cardstock, and a second time on acetate, using Stormy Sky Distress ink and holographic embossing powder. I then cut out the points to make them into wings, hand cut a body in black cardstock for my dragonfly and assembled everything with liquid glue, making sure I folded up the wings a bit for dimension. I added brads for eyes and kept the rest simple. Not by best work, but I am happy I pushed the boundaries of my stamp ;)

This week, Kraftin' Kimmie's Krafty challenge #102 was «monochromatic». Here is my card, using the Ophelia stamp, colored in Copics. I also made my own flowers, using EK Success small and medium Retro Flower Punches. It's been rainy and dark all day, so the pictures aren't all that great...